Combination shaving-brush and holder.



S. D. NEWTON.

COMBINATION SHAVING BRUSH AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 5.1916.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

ATTORN EY COMBINATION SHAVING-BRUSH AND HOLDER, I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STANLEY D. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sault Ste. Marie, in the county of Chippewa and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Combination Shaving-Brush and Holder, of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention has reference to holders for shaving brushes and other articles and its object is to provide a compact holding device capable of housing a shaving brush and such other articles as are usually employed in the act of shaving. In accordance with the invention there is provided a two-part casing capable of being joined together in a single casing. One part of the casing may have compartments for various articles such as a safety razor and blades, soap,etc., while the other part of the casing is arranged to house the bristle end of a brush with the handle end entering the other part oi the casing, although the handle end may be made removable from the bristle end of the brush tov be placed in one of the compartments of the other part of the casing with other articles, if desired.

The bristle end of the brush is provided with a plate in substantial radial relation to the brush and of such diameter as to be clamped between the two parts of the casing when brought together, thus constituting a division wall between the twoparts of the casing, separating the casingcompartment designed to house the bristle end of the brush from the end of the casing designed to house other articles. By arranging the two parts of the casing so that when screwed together they may be made to clamp theplate on the brush in place and to close both parts of the casing against communication with each other, and also safely hold the various articles with the brush rigidly supported so that the bristle end is not brought into contact with anv part of the casing.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, with the further understandin that while the-drawing shows a practica form of the invention the latter is not confined to strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long-as such modifications come within the scope of the append d'c ims,

4 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 5, 1916. Serial 1V0. 12am.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a longitudinal diametric section of the two-part casing with the brush housed therein, some parts being shown in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detailed section through the junction of the two-part casing, the showing being on a larger scale than that of the other figures.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a casing formed of two members 10 and 11 ordinarily and in the drawings shown as of cylindrical cross section although it will be understood that the particular conformation of the casing is not material.

Each member of the casing is closed at one end and open at the other. At each open end the casing member 10 has a screw threaded portion 10 and the casing member 11 has a screw threaded portion 11*, the arrangement being such that the threaded end 10 will screw into the threaded end 11 although the contrary arrangement may be provided if desired.

In the particular showing of the drawings the casing member 10 is provided with an axially extended central tubular portion 12 for a purpose to be described. Between the tubular portion 12 and the inner wall of the casing are radial partitions 13 dividing the member 10 of the casing into compartments 14: open at the threaded end 10 of the casing member 10, the other ends of the compartments 14 being permanently closed.

The casing member 11 at the base of the threaded portion 11* is bent into an inwardly directing radial flange 15 while the outer end of the threaded portion 10 of the casing member 10 is formed into an inwardly directing radial flange 16.

There is also provided a shaving brush having a head portion 17 and bristles 18 carried by the head 17 in the usual manner. The head 17 is provided with a handle 19 and between the handle of the head 17 there is lodged a disk 20 dished toward the head 17. The disk 20 is of a diameter to rest upon the flange 15 as'upon a ledge with the flange 16 engaging the marginal portions of the disk when the threaded end of the casing member 10 is screwed into the threaded end of the casing member 11 to a sufiicientextent. The handle 19 has a screw threaded end 21 tapped into the head 17 so that the handle may be removed at will,

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ing member 11 with the casing member clamping the brush against displacement by the engagement of the flange 16 with the disk 20 which latter at the time is, resting on the flange or ledge 15.

When the brush is to be used the casing members 10 and 11 are separated by unscrewing one from the other, say, unscrewing the casing member 11 from the casing member 10. If then the casing member 10 be assumed to be resting on its closed end on some support the bristle end of the brush will be upright and uppermost and the brush may be readily removed from the casing member 10, the handle 19 being withdrawn from the tube 12 if it be assumed that the handle member 19 is fast to the head 17. Further assuming that various shaving utensils are lodged in one or other of the compartments 14 such utensils are readily removed after the removal of'the brush, the compartments being uncovered by the removal of the disk 20 serving as a cover or closure for the otherwise open ends of the compartments.

When the brush is in use it is of course wet and soapy and is liable to drip. Such 'drippings may-be caught in the dished disk 20 by inserting the handle 19 in the tube 12 while the casing member 10 is inverted. In this position the concave face of the disk 20 is uppermost and all drippings of the bristle end of the brush are caught therein.

When the user is through with the brush it may be cleaned as is customary and after the shaving utensils have been returned to the compartment or compartments 14 the brush handle 19 is inserted in the tube 12 with the disk 20 resting on the flange 16, after which the casing member 11 is screwed upon the casing member 10 housing the brush and clamping the disk 20 within the casing between the flanges 15 and 16 against the displacement. The disk 20 constitutes a cover or closure for the casing member 10 and its compartments 14.- and protects the contents of the compartments from the effects of any moisture which may be contained in the bristle end 18 of the brush.

The whole structure including the brush may be made in compact form and constitutes a particularly useful device for trav elers, since the structure, though occupying relatively little space, iscapable of housing all the utensils and articles needed in the act of shaving.

While the device has been described as a holder for a shaving brush and for other being provided with an inwardly extending radial flange and the other part being provided with an inwardly extending radial flange spaced inwardly from the open end thereof, and a separable division plate inside of said casing and clamped between said flanges and held inposition thereby.

. 2. A receptacle forarticles comprising a casing formed of two parts having closed ends and open threaded ends engaging and screwed into each other, the inner of said parts being provided with an inwardly extending radial flange upon the open end thereof, the outer of said threaded parts being provided with an inwardly extending radial flange located at the inner end of the threaded portion thereof and spaced from the open end of said outer part, and a separable division plate inside of said casing and clamped between said flanges.

3. A receptacle for articles comprising a casing having two parts with their adjacent ends open and telescoping each other, a separable division plate in said casing at the meeting ends of the parts thereof, coacting means on the meeting ends of the casing for clamping the plate therein, and an article carried by the plate and having portions entering both parts of the casing when the plate is clamped in said casing.

4. A receptacle for shaving utensils com prising a casing having two parts with their meeting ends open and directly engaging and fastened to each other, a-separable plate adapted to be lodged and clamped in the casing at and between the meeting ends of the two parts, and a shaving brush carried by the plate for the entrance of thebristle end of the brush into one part of the casing and the-handle end of the brush into the other part of the casing.

5. A receptacle for articles used in the act of shaving comprising a casinghaving two partsnormally open at the meeting ends and directly engaging and fastened to each other, a separable plate introducible in the casing at the meeting ends and dividing the interior of the casing into two parts, coact ing clamping means on the meeting ends of the two parts of the casing for holding the plate therein, and a shaving brush carried by the plate with the bristle portion on one side of the plate and the handle portion thereof on the other side of the plate.

6. A receptacle for shaving utensils comprising a two part casing Having screwthreaded meeting ends directly engaging! each other for joining the two parts of the casing together, coacting flanges on said meeting ends, a separable dished plate of a diameter to fit in the casing and be clamped between the flanges at the meeting ends of the two parts of the casing, and a shaving brush fastened to the plate on the concave side and having a handle portion on the opposite side of the plate.

A receptacle for shaving utensils comprising a two-part casing having screw threaded meeting ends for there joining the two parts of the casing together, said meeting ends having co-acting flanges, a dished plate of a diameter to fit in the casing and be clamped between the flanges at the meeting ends of the two parts of the casing, and a shaving brush fast to the plate on the con cave side and having a handle portion on the opposite side of the plate, one of said parts having interior walls dividing rality of compartments.

8. A receptacle for shaving utensils comprising a casing formed of two parts with screw threaded meeting ends for there join ing the two parts together, said meeting ends have co-acting flanges, a dished plate adapted to be clamped at its margins between the flanges of the parts of the casing and a shaving brush fast to the plate with the bristle end projecting from the dished face thereof and a handle projectin from the opposite face of the plate, and ivision walls within one part of the casing forming compartments therein for articles, said part of the casing having a central tube for receiving the handle end of the brush.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

STANLEY D. NEWTON.

it into a plu- Witnesses:

FRANK BURNs, ROBERT P. HUDSON. 

